Hot [LP]

by Squirrel Nut Zippers

Overview

Squirrel Nut Zippers' second album, Hot, was one of the most surprising success stories of 1997. Like the group's debut, The Inevitable, Hot is comprised entirely of good-natured, if slightly tongue-in-cheek, postmodern big-band music. The band has nailed the sound of jump blues and swinging jazz, and if the Zippers don't have the chops of real big bands, they do have enthusiasm and a sense of humor. Of course, for purists of the genre, that collegiate sense of humor might make Hot a little unbearable, especially those instances when Katharine Whalen sounds uncannily like Billie Holiday, only without the substance. For those willing to overlook such things, they'll find Hot to be a good time, filled with songs nearly as infectious as the group's breakthrough hit, "Hell." [Hot was released on LP in 2016.] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	07/29/2016
Label:	Mammoth
UPC:	0050087347260

Tracks

1. Got My Own Thing Now
2. Put a Lid on It
3. Memphis Exorcism
4. Twilight
5. It Aint You
6. Prince Nez
7. Hell
8. Meant to Be
9. Bad Businessman
10. Flight of the Passing Fancy
11. Blue Angel
12. The Interlocutor

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Squirrel Nut Zippers   Primary Artist
Andrew Bird   Guest Artist

Technical Credits

Stacy Guess   Composer
Jim Mathus   Composer
Tom Maxwell   Composer
Ken Mosher   Composer
Jimbo Mathus   Composer